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Eight Saskatchewan communities set heat records on Wednesday: Environment Canada
The sudden onset of summer weather sent heat records falling like dominoes across Saskatchewan this week. According to preliminary data shared by Environment Canada, eight communities in the province ...
May 28, 2026 Saskatoon can expect a high of 37 C on Thursday, the weather service indicated in its forecast, followed by 35 C on Friday. In Regina, the mercury is expected to rise to 36 C on Thursday, followed by 35 C on Friday. (milangucci / Depositphotos.com)
Clarke Thiesen's legacy lives on through lifesaving blood donations
The first time strangers saved Clarke Thiesen's life, her parents never saw their faces. There were no introductions. No dramatic speeches. Just a hospital room, a devastating diagnosis and bags of do...
May 27, 2026 After losing their daughter Clarke to leukemia, Cassandra and Riley Thiesen turned grief into hope, inspiring more than 100 blood donations and launching a legacy that continues saving lives. (Submitted)
Former police chief Clive Weighill shares details of security review at Sask. health facilities
Former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill is leading an independent review of security and safety at Saskatchewan's health-care facilities. Weighill, who also previously served as Saskatchewan's ch...
May 26, 2026 Clive Weighill, then Saskatchewan’s chief coroner, speaking to reporters at the inquest into the mass killing on the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan on Jan. 31, 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
As Alberta battles with separation, Saskatchewan's Moe affirms party wants to stay
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta - and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation. "We support a strong and growing province ...
May 26, 2026 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media at a meeting of western premiers in Kananaskis, Alta., Monday, May 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pregnant Indigenous woman died after extended wait for care at Saskatoon hospital, family says
A Saskatchewan family is demanding answers and changes after the death of a 24-year-old woman, which they say happened after she was diagnosed with a dangerous condition and waited hours to receive ca...
May 26, 2026 Jaali Weenie-Sutherland's partner, Blayne Morin, speaks to media at Wanuskewin Heritage Park on May 25, 2026. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan heat wave prompts warnings from Environment Canada
The heat wave hitting Saskatchewan this week has prompted warnings from Environment Canada. The weather service had heat warnings in effect on Tuesday covering large areas in the southern and western ...
May 26, 2026 Environment Canada said daytime highs in the 30-35 C range are expected “for the remainder of the week.” (650 CKOM file photo)
'From slush to sweat': Climatologist says Saskatchewan heat wave just beginning
The Saskatchewan weather pendulum is swinging, bringing a taste of summer to the province after weeks of snowy and soggy conditions. David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said ...
May 25, 2026 Rowers on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon. David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, says above-normal temperatures hitting Saskatchewan this week are expected to stick around through the summer months. (650 CKOM file photo)
Meet the athlete running 1,600 km across Saskatchewan in 30 days
The drive across Saskatchewan is a long one. Hours pass with little change in the view. A bend in the highway, a gas stop, another horizon. Even at 100 kilometres an hour, it can feel like the provinc...
May 25, 2026 One month. One province. Nearly 1,600 kilometres on foot. Saskatoon's Megan Wotherspoon is running across Saskatchewan, raising funds and awareness for blood cancer in honour of her late mother. (Submitted)
VIDEO: Floodwaters easing, recovery begins: Sask. Public Safety Agency
Flooding in Saskatchewan has started to ease but the province is still monitoring some areas up north. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said that as of 11:30 a.m. on Friday, there are 21 a...
May 21, 2026 Flooding on the morning of Sun, May 3, in the Meath Park, Sask. area. (Karen Benoit/Submitted)
Swift Current overdose alert issued over purple rock drug
There is a high risk of overdose from drugs in the Swift Current area, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, after multiple overdoses were reported on Thursday. Naloxone was administered i...
May 21, 2026 A purple chunk or rock drug, purchased as MDMA, did not test positive for MDMA, instead containing cocaine and methamphetamine and potentially other unknown drugs. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is alerting people in the Swift Current area of a high risk of overdose as a result. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health/Submitted)
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